2nd Grade Reading Test Questions

Fourth Nine Weeks

1 The Moon Reading Comprehension: What did the main characters have in common? How were the main characters different from one another? What did the Columbia and Eagle have in common? Include details from the passage in your answer. Reading Vocabulary: Which word from the passage is a compound word? In the sentence above, the word * means the same as… What does the compound word in this passage mean? Phonics: Fill in the circle next to the word that names the pictures. Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage: Which sentence above has its underlined contraction written incorrectly? Which sentence contains a contractions? Which words above are contractions?

2 Mice and Beans Reading Comprehension: What makes this story a fantasy? Which part of the story is realistic? Think about what makes this story a fantasy. Then write a new ending that is realistic. Reading Vocabulary: Which of the following is NOT an inflected verb? Which inflected verb BEST completes this sentence? What does * mean in the sentence below? Phonics: Fill in the circle next to the word that names the pictures. Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage: Which of the following words is an adjective? Which sentences above have adjectives in them? What is the correct way to write the sentence below?

3 Stirring up Memories Reading Comprehension: Why did the writer MOST likely want Eric Carle to do the pictures for his children’s book? Eric Carle MOST likely moved back to the United States from Germany because… Why are Eric Carle’s books so popular with children and adults? Use examples from the passage to support your answer. Reading Vocabulary: What does * mean in the sentence below? What does the word * mean in the passage below? Which word does NOT contain the Latin root “imag”?

Phonics: Fill in the circle next to the word that names the pictures. Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage: Which word correctly completes this sentence? Which sentence above is written incorrectly? Which sentence below is written correctly?

4 Music of the Stone Age

Reading Comprehension: Based on what you read in the passage, art is… Why do artists need talent? Based on what you read in the passage, what would a trip to the art museum be like? Used details from the passage in your answer. Reading Vocabulary: What does * mean in the first paragraph of the passage? Which is the BEST meaning of * in the sentence below? What does * mean in the sentence below? Phonics: Fill in the circle next to the word that names the pictures. Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage: Which word or group of words correctly completes this sentence? Which word or group of words BEST completes this sentence? Which underlined word above should have an apostrophe?

5 African-American Inventors

Reading Comprehension: Both Morgan’s gas mask and the traffic signal… How was life MOST likely different after traffic signals were invented? Compare and contrast Morgan’s two inventions. Write one way they are alike and one way they are different. Use details from the passage. Reading Vocabulary: What is the suffix in the word “*”? Which word has the same suffix as helpless? Based on the sentence below, which word means the same as *? Phonics: Fill in the circle next to the word that names the pictures. Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage: Which of the following words is an adverb? Which sentence above does NOT have an adverb in it? Which sentence is written correctly?

6 Babu’s Song Reading Comprehension: What does Roberto like BEST about Mexico? How does Roberto feel about the market? Describe the setting of this story. Include details from the story in your answer.

Reading Vocabulary: What does * mean in the story? What does * mean in the sentence below? Phonics: Fill in the circle next to the word that names the pictures. Grammar, Mechanics, and Usage: Which sentence above is written incorrectly? Which word below is an antonym for *? Which words are synonyms for *?

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